{"id":3571,"date":"2018-12-28T23:20:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T23:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:46:17","slug":"worship-december-23-2018-4th-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/?p=3571","title":{"rendered":"Worship &#8211; December 23, 2018 &#8211; 4th Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>&#8220;The Value of Love&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Advent-Love.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpaulsmarietta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Advent-Love-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3572\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Genesis 3:8-15&nbsp; (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-64\" class=\"text Gen-3-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>And they heard the sound of the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;God walking in the garden in the cool<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-ESV-64a\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-ESV-64a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=genesis3%3A8-15&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-64a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;of the day, and the man and his wife&nbsp;hid themselves from the presence of the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;God among the trees of the garden.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-65\" class=\"text Gen-3-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>But the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>God called to the man and said to him, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-ESV-65b\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-ESV-65b&quot; title=&quot;See footnote b&quot;&gt;b&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=genesis3%3A8-15&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-65b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-66\" class=\"text Gen-3-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>And he said, \u201cI heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid,&nbsp;because I was naked, and I hid myself.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-67\" class=\"text Gen-3-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>He said, \u201cWho told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-68\" class=\"text Gen-3-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>The man said,&nbsp;\u201cThe woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-ESV-69\" class=\"text Gen-3-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\">13&nbsp;<\/sup>Then the&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;God said to the woman, \u201cWhat is this that you have done?\u201d The woman said,&nbsp;\u201cThe serpent deceived me, and I ate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-70\" class=\"text Gen-3-14\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14&nbsp;<\/sup>The&nbsp;<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&nbsp;God said to the serpent,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"poetry top-1\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Gen-3-14\">\u201cBecause you have done this,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Gen-3-14\">cursed are you above all livestock<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Gen-3-14\">and above all beasts of the field;<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Gen-3-14\">on your belly you shall go,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Gen-3-14\">and&nbsp;dust you shall eat<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Gen-3-14\">all the days of your life.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-71\" class=\"text Gen-3-15\"><sup class=\"versenum\">15&nbsp;<\/sup>I will put enmity between you and the woman,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Gen-3-15\">and between your offspring<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;position: relative;vertical-align: top;top: 0px\" data-fn=\"#fen-ESV-71c\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-ESV-71c&quot; title=&quot;See footnote c&quot;&gt;c&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=genesis3%3A8-15&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-71c\">c<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;and&nbsp;her offspring;<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span class=\"text Gen-3-15\">he shall bruise your head,<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"text Gen-3-15\">and you shall bruise his heel.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800080\">Coffee &amp; Discussion:<\/span><br>\n<\/em><\/strong>9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Upper Level. &nbsp;Join our adult Coffee &amp; Discussion group.&nbsp; The current topic is a study of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Sunday School:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. &nbsp;A Children\u2019s Church program is available weekly on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Nursery Ministry:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 in the Parish Hall Lower Level. &nbsp;Available every Sunday morning during the worship service.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Sunday Morning Worship:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br>\n10:00 AM \u2013 in the Sanctuary. &nbsp;Join us today for Pastor Joe Vasarhelyi\u2019s sermon \u201cThe Value of Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Value of Love&#8221; 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